ThemanipulationofstateaffairsbytheprimeministerDongZhuotowardstheendoftheEasternHanDynasty （25-220） arousedstrongangerinpeople， butnobodydaredtoairit. Uprightministerswantedtobutfailedtothinkofawaytogetridofhim. Deepatnightandaloneinhisgarden， WangYun， aminister， sighedattheseworries， histeafuleyescastupatthemoon. Suddenly， heheardasighfromthepavilionnearby. HewentovertoseeDiaoChan， thesixteen-year-old， verybeautifulsingsonggirlinhisfamily. Uponenquiry， thegirlwentdownonherkneesandsaid， YourexcellencyhastreatedmesoniceafterIcame. HowcouldIrepayyourkindness？ Ihavenoticedyourknittedeyebrows， YoumusthavebigworriesthatIdarenotask. Isighed， becauseIwishIcouldhelpyouinsomeway.
Whocouldbelieve， thoughtWangthatthedestinyoftheHanDynastyliesinthisgirlshand. Hehelpedthegirlup， thenhehimselfprostratedandkowtowedtoher. Whydoyoubowtome？ thepuzzledgirlasked. Sherepeatedheroffertohelpinanyway.
Convincedofherresolteattitude， WangYunwasstraightforward： BothDongZhuoandhisstepsonLBulovewomen. Illtakeyouasmystepdaughter， thenIllbetrothyoutoLBubeforeIpresentyouasagifttoDongZhuo. YouwillseekopportunitiestosowdiscordbetweenthemandmakeLkillDong. InthiswaywecanpreservetheHanDynasty. IfIfailtodoasyousay， shevowed， Iwilldieaviolentdeath. TheseweretheinterlockingstratagemslaidbyWangYunandDiaoChan.